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  • 1 ambulante

    adj.
    traveling.
    vendedor ambulante peddler, hawker
    f. & m.
    street vendor, street vender.
    * * *
    1 itinerant, travelling
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=que anda) walking; [circo, vendedor] travelling, traveling (EEUU); [biblioteca] mobile; [músico] itinerant; [actor] strolling
    2.
    SMF (=vendedor callejero) street seller, street vendor
    * * *
    adjetivo traveling* (before n)

    un grupo de teatro ambulante — a traveling o itinerant theater group

    biblioteca ambulante — bookmobile (AmE), mobile library (BrE)

    es una enciclopedia ambulante — (hum) she's a walking encyclopedia (hum)

    * * *
    = mobile, peripatetic, roving, touring, wayfaring, travelling [traveling, -USA], walking.
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex. NACAB have a research project to develop a mini-information pack that could be used by peripatetic advice workers.
    Ex. He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
    Ex. The work of the Parliament's information offices is to educate the general public on the work of the Parliament by means of touring displays, posters, booklets, slides, etc..
    Ex. In the LAN world, there are several reasons to unite with other wayfaring librarians delving into the multifaceted world of computer networks.
    Ex. There were no plans to revive either branch, so the bookmobiles had to fill the vacuum as traveling branches.
    Ex. He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.
    ----
    * población con mercado ambulante = market centre, market town.
    * puesto ambulante = roadside vendor, street vendor.
    * vendedor ambulante = pedlar [peddler, -USA], roadside vendor, street vendor.
    * * *
    adjetivo traveling* (before n)

    un grupo de teatro ambulante — a traveling o itinerant theater group

    biblioteca ambulante — bookmobile (AmE), mobile library (BrE)

    es una enciclopedia ambulante — (hum) she's a walking encyclopedia (hum)

    * * *
    = mobile, peripatetic, roving, touring, wayfaring, travelling [traveling, -USA], walking.

    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

    Ex: NACAB have a research project to develop a mini-information pack that could be used by peripatetic advice workers.
    Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
    Ex: The work of the Parliament's information offices is to educate the general public on the work of the Parliament by means of touring displays, posters, booklets, slides, etc..
    Ex: In the LAN world, there are several reasons to unite with other wayfaring librarians delving into the multifaceted world of computer networks.
    Ex: There were no plans to revive either branch, so the bookmobiles had to fill the vacuum as traveling branches.
    Ex: He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.
    * población con mercado ambulante = market centre, market town.
    * puesto ambulante = roadside vendor, street vendor.
    * vendedor ambulante = pedlar [peddler, -USA], roadside vendor, street vendor.

    * * *
    traveling* ( before n)
    un grupo de teatro ambulante a traveling o itinerant theater group
    biblioteca ambulante bookmobile ( AmE), mobile library ( BrE)
    es una enciclopedia ambulante ( hum); she's a walking encyclopedia ( hum)
    vendedor2 (↑ vendedor (2)), venta
    * * *

    ambulante adjetivo
    traveling( conjugate traveling) ( before n);

    ambulante adjetivo travelling, US traveling, mobile

    ' ambulante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vendedor
    English:
    bookmobile
    - car-boot sale
    - fleece
    - hawker
    - mobile
    - mobile library
    - peddler
    - pedlar
    - roving
    - sandwich-man
    - street musician
    - traveling
    - travelling
    - vendor
    - walking
    - door
    - itinerant
    * * *
    [circo, feria] travelling;
    vendedor ambulante pedlar, hawker;
    prohibida la venta ambulante [en letrero] no street trading;
    una biblioteca ambulante a mobile library
    * * *
    I adj traveling, Br
    travelling;
    venta ambulante peddling, hawking;
    vendedor ambulante hawker, street seller
    II m/f L.Am.
    vendedor hawker, street seller
    * * *
    1) : traveling, itinerant
    2)
    vendedor ambulante : street vendor
    * * *
    ambulante adj travelling

    Spanish-English dictionary > ambulante

  • 2 llamar la atención

    to attract attention
    * * *
    * * *
    (v.) = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home
    Ex. The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences.
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.
    Ex. Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.
    Ex. Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.
    Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex. Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.
    Ex. Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.
    Ex. As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
    Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex. He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.
    Ex. In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents.
    Ex. Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.
    Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    Ex. Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.
    Ex. Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.
    Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.
    Ex. Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more.
    Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
    * * *
    (v.) = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home

    Ex: The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences.

    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.
    Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell.
    Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye.
    Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
    Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.
    Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability.
    Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
    Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex: He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.
    Ex: In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents.
    Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.
    Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
    Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.
    Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest.
    Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.
    Ex: Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more.
    Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llamar la atención

  • 3 resaltar

    v.
    1 to highlight.
    Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.
    2 to stand out.
    3 to stick out (en edificios) (balcón).
    4 to project out, to stand out, to jut out, to project.
    La cornisa sobresale mucho The cornice juts out too much.
    5 to flatter.
    * * *
    1 (sobresalir) to project, jut out
    2 figurado (distinguirse) to stand out (de, from)
    1 to highlight, stress, emphasize
    \
    hacer resaltar to emphasize, stress, highlight
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=destacarse) to stand out

    hacer resaltar algo — to set sth off; (fig) to highlight sth

    2) (=sobresalir) to jut out, project
    2.
    VT (=destacar) to highlight
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    2)

    hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

    2.
    resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
    * * *
    = bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.
    Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
    Ex. These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex. However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex. The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
    Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
    Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
    Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
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    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * hacer resaltar = set off.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.
    * resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.
    * resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    2)

    hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

    2.
    resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
    * * *
    = bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.

    Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

    Ex: These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.
    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
    Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
    Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
    Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
    Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
    Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
    Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
    Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
    Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
    Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
    Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
    Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
    Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
    Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
    Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
    Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
    Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
    Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
    Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
    Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
    Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
    Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
    Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
    Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
    Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
    Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
    Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * hacer resaltar = set off.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.
    * resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.
    * resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

    * * *
    resaltar [A1 ]
    vi
    A (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out
    resaltaban sus grandes ojos negros the most striking thing about her was her big dark eyes
    B
    hacer resaltar ‹color› to bring out;
    ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize
    ■ resaltar
    vt
    ‹cualidad/rasgo› to highlight; ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize
    quiso resaltar que … he wanted to stress o emphasize (the fact) that …
    * * *

     

    resaltar ( conjugate resaltar) verbo intransitivo (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out;


    ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress
    verbo transitivo ‹cualidad/importancia/necesidad› to highlight
    resaltar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (destacar) to stand out: resalta entre sus amigos por su sensatez, he stands out from his friends because of his good sense
    2 (en una construcción) to project, jut out: la nueva torre resalta entre las casas bajas, the new building stands out above the houses
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (realzar) to enhance, bring out: este vestido resalta tu figura, this dress shows off your figure
    2 (acentuar, hacer más visible) to emphasize: su inmadurez resalta la diferencia de edad, his immaturity accentuates the difference in age
    es preciso resaltar sus rasgos originales, we should stress her unusual features
    ' resaltar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    marcar
    - acentuar
    - pronunciar
    - sobresalir
    English:
    emphasize
    - set off
    - show off
    - show up
    - stick out
    - accentuate
    - bring
    - set
    - show
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [destacar] to stand out;
    resalta en el equipo por su velocidad he stands out as one of the fastest players in the team
    2. [en edificios] [cornisa, ventana] to stick out
    ♦ vt
    [destacar] to highlight;
    hacer resaltar algo to emphasize sth, to stress sth;
    el orador resaltó la contribución del difunto a la ciencia the speaker highlighted the contribution to science made by the deceased
    * * *
    I v/t highlight, stress
    II v/i ARQUI jut out; fig
    stand out
    * * *
    1) sobresalir: to stand out
    2)
    hacer resaltar : to bring out, to highlight
    : to stress, to emphasize
    * * *
    1. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]
    2. (hacer destacar) to bring out [pt. & pp. brought]
    3. (subrayar) to stress

    Spanish-English dictionary > resaltar

  • 4 desalentar

    v.
    to dishearten, to discourage.
    Su apariencia desalentó a su admirador Her looks discouraged her fan.
    El fracaso desalienta a los chicos Failure discourages the kids.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar
    1 (dificultar el aliento) to leave breathless, make get out of breath
    2 figurado (quitar el ánimo) to discourage, dishearten
    1 to lose heart, get discouraged
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=desanimar) to discourage
    2) (=agotar) to make breathless
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten
    2.
    desalentarse v pron to become disheartened o discouraged
    * * *
    = discourage, dampen, dispirit, dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.
    Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
    Ex. Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
    Ex. Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
    Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
    Ex. Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.
    ----
    * desalentar (de) = deter (from).
    * desalentarse = dismay.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten
    2.
    desalentarse v pron to become disheartened o discouraged
    * * *
    desalentar(de)

    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

    = discourage, dampen, dispirit, dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.

    Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.

    Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
    Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
    Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
    Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.
    * desalentar (de) = deter (from).
    * desalentarse = dismay.

    * * *
    desalentar [A5 ]
    vt
    to discourage
    ese primer fracaso lo desalentó that first failure discouraged him
    la situación desalentó a potenciales inversores the situation discouraged potential investors
    estábamos muy entusiasmados pero su actitud nos desalentó we were very excited but his attitude took the wind out of our sails o left us feeling deflated o dispirited
    to become disheartened o discouraged
    * * *

    desalentar ( conjugate desalentar) verbo transitivo
    to discourage, dishearten
    desalentar verbo transitivo to discourage, dishearten
    ' desalentar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abatir
    English:
    deflate
    - deter
    - discourage
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to dishearten, to discourage;
    un resultado así desalienta a cualquiera a result like this would dishearten anyone;
    no dejes que eso te desaliente don't let it discourage you
    * * *
    v/t discourage
    * * *
    desalentar {55} vt
    desanimar: to discourage, to dishearten

    Spanish-English dictionary > desalentar

  • 5 desalentar (de)

    (v.) = deter (from)
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desalentar (de)

  • 6 disuadir

    v.
    to dissuade.
    * * *
    1 to dissuade (de, from)
    * * *
    verb
    to dissuade, deter
    * * *
    VT to dissuade, deter

    disuadir a algn de hacer algo — to dissuade o deter sb from doing sth

    * * *
    verbo transitivo to deter, discourage

    disuadir a alguien de que + subj — to dissuade somebody from -ing

    * * *
    = dissuade, put + Nombre + off, discourage.
    Ex. Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.
    Ex. Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
    Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
    ----
    * disuadir (de) = deter (from).
    * disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to deter, discourage

    disuadir a alguien de que + subj — to dissuade somebody from -ing

    * * *
    disuadir(de)

    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

    = dissuade, put + Nombre + off, discourage.

    Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.

    Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
    Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
    * disuadir (de) = deter (from).
    * disuadir los intentos = deter + efforts.

    * * *
    disuadir [I1 ]
    vt
    to deter, discourage disuadir a algn DE algo to dissuade sb FROM sth disuadir a algn DE QUE + SUBJ to dissuade sb FROM -ING
    intentó disuadirlo de su propósito she tried to talk him out of it o to dissuade him
    debemos disuadirlo de que lo haga we must dissuade him from doing it
    * * *

    disuadir ( conjugate disuadir) verbo transitivo
    to deter, discourage;
    disuadir a algn de algo/de que haga algo to dissuade sb from sth/doing sth
    disuadir verbo transitivo to dissuade [de, from]
    ' disuadir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    objetiva
    - objetivo
    English:
    deter
    - discourage
    - dissuade
    - put off
    - talk out
    - deterrent
    * * *
    to dissuade, to deter (de from);
    lograron disuadirle de la idea they managed to dissuade her from the idea;
    no pudimos disuadirle de que fuera we couldn't dissuade him from going, we couldn't talk him out of going;
    hablando con ella la disuadieron de seguir bebiendo they managed to talk her out of having any more to drink
    * * *
    v/t dissuade; POL deter;
    disuadir a alguien de hacer algo dissuade s.o. from doing sth
    * * *
    : to dissuade, to discourage

    Spanish-English dictionary > disuadir

  • 7 disuadir (de)

    (v.) = deter (from)
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

    Spanish-English dictionary > disuadir (de)

  • 8 móvil3

    3 = mobile, movable, moveable, moving, roving.
    Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
    Ex. A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.
    Ex. Furniture which traditionally has been conceived as 'fixed' or 'built in' is demountable and moveable.
    Ex. For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
    Ex. He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
    ----
    * antena de telefonía móvil = cellular antenna.
    * biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library.
    * biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.
    * blanco móvil = moving target.
    * casa móvil = mobile home.
    * encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.
    * inmóvil = immobile.
    * reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.
    * tipo móvil = moveable type.
    * tipos móviles = movable type.
    * unidad móvil = mobile unit.
    * zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.

    Spanish-English dictionary > móvil3

  • 9 móvil

    adj.
    movable, mobile, moveable, motile.
    m.
    1 motive, drive, inducement, motivation.
    2 mobile phone, cellular phone, mobile, cell phone.
    3 mobile, suspended decorative sculpture.
    * * *
    1 movable, mobile
    1 FÍSICA moving body
    2 (motivo) motive
    3 (decoración, juguete) mobile
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=motivo) motive
    2) (=teléfono) mobile (phone) (Brit), cellphone (EEUU)
    3) (Arte) mobile
    2.
    ADJ [teléfono, unidad] mobile
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo mobile
    II
    1)
    a) (frml) ( impulso) motive
    b) ( adorno) mobile
    2)
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo mobile
    II
    1)
    a) (frml) ( impulso) motive
    b) ( adorno) mobile
    2)
    * * *
    móvil1
    1 = cellular phone, cell phone.

    Ex: By the end of 1992 there were more than 10 million cellular phone users in the US.

    Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.
    * mercado de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone market.
    * móvil con cámara = cameraphone.
    * red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.
    * servicio de telefonía móvil = mobile telephone service, mobile phone service.
    * tecnología móvil = cellular technology.

    móvil2
    2 = mobile.
    Nota: Juguete que se suspende generalmente del techo y que consta de varias partes ligeras que se mueven y a veces hacen ruido con la corriente de aire o al abrir una puerta.

    Ex: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).

    * escala móvil = sliding scale.
    * pasillo móvil = travelator, moving walkway, moving sidewalk, moving pavement, walkalator.
    * rampa móvil = moving ramp.

    móvil3
    3 = mobile, movable, moveable, moving, roving.

    Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

    Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.
    Ex: Furniture which traditionally has been conceived as 'fixed' or 'built in' is demountable and moveable.
    Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
    Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
    * antena de telefonía móvil = cellular antenna.
    * biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library.
    * biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.
    * blanco móvil = moving target.
    * casa móvil = mobile home.
    * encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.
    * inmóvil = immobile.
    * reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.
    * tipo móvil = moveable type.
    * tipos móviles = movable type.
    * unidad móvil = mobile unit.
    * zona para casas móviles = mobile home park, trailer park.

    * * *
    mobile
    A ( frml) (impulso) motive
    el móvil del crimen the motive for the crime
    su acción obedeció a móviles interesados his motives were purely selfish, he acted out of selfishness
    B
    1 ( Fís) moving object
    2 (adorno) mobile
    C ( Esp) ( Tel) mobile (telephone)
    * * *

     

    móvil adjetivo
    mobile
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1 (frml) ( impulso) motive
    2 ( adorno) mobile
    3 (Esp) ( teléfono) cell phone (AmE), mobile (BrE)
    móvil
    I adjetivo mobile
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (razón) motive
    2 fam Tel mobile phone, US cellular phone
    ' móvil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alguna
    - alguno
    - bicho
    - telefonía
    - teléfono
    - llamar
    English:
    aim at
    - ambulatory
    - cellular phone
    - get at
    - mobile
    - motive
    - movable
    - moving
    - pool
    - sliding scale
    - call
    - cell
    - fleet
    - sliding
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    un blanco móvil a moving target;
    teléfono móvil cellphone, Br mobile phone;
    unidad móvil mobile unit
    ♦ nm
    1. [motivo] motive;
    se desconoce el móvil del secuestro the motive for the kidnapping is unknown
    2. [teléfono] mobile
    3. [juguete] mobile
    * * *
    I adj mobile
    II m TELEC cell phone, Br
    mobile (phone)
    * * *
    móvil adj
    : mobile
    móvil nm
    1) motivo: motive
    2) : mobile
    * * *
    móvil1 adj (portátil) mobile
    móvil2 n
    1. (causa) motive
    2. (decoración) mobile

    Spanish-English dictionary > móvil

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